As a result, Xue Guoguan was alone and was attacked by a group of people. The morning dynasty was immediately in chaos.
"Pa bang bang..."
The sound of the quiet whip sounded immediately, and the censor in charge of imperial etiquette also shouted sternly. Even so, the noise below calmed down after a while.
On the throne, Emperor Chongzhen's face was gloomy, just like the weather, it made people feel chilly. Obviously, the emperor was very unhappy! Even the courtiers who observed the emperor's expression could understand this.
Thanks to Yang Sichang's reputation as a talented person, when he saw this situation, he had an idea and immediately spoke to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, many of my colleagues actually have the same intention. It's not that they don't want to share your worries, but that there are more than five thousand people. It's really a bit difficult. There are too many. Please tell me, Your Majesty!"
After hearing this, many people suddenly realized that they seemed to have gone too far. Even if the emperor is still in the deep palace and does not know what is going on outside, no matter what, there is always something to be said for it. No matter how poor an official is, he will never be as poor as he was complaining just now. You know, there was only one Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Thinking this way, they all immediately agreed with Yang Sichang, saying that more than 5,000 refugees were indeed too many and beyond their endurance. Their family is not rich either, so if there is only one person in the family, it is barely enough. But the problem is, with so many people, we can't treat one favorably and treat others favorably, living this way and dying that way, right? Therefore, the issue of refugees in the capital still needs to be resolved as a whole. As long as the emperor or others can come up with a way to deal with the remaining people, they can definitely relieve you of your worries.
Emperor Chongzhen remained silent and just watched them perform. In his heart, he actually understood very well that once their own interests were affected, they would immediately unite regardless of party affiliation. Even if the interests that are damaged are only a little bit! So, he turned his attention to Xue Guoguan.
"Your Majesty, the princes and princes in the capital are very noble, and they can also help you take care of your worries!" Xue Guoguan understood immediately and immediately played loudly.
After hearing this, several nobles standing in the queue of military generals, such as Deng Wenming, the Duke of Wei, immediately came out and complained: "Your Majesty, the salary of the junior general has been in arrears for many months. There is a large population in the mansion and it is difficult to make ends meet. It’s hard to have more food to eat. But the general can’t wait to die without saving him, so he can lead one person!”
The salaries of civil servants and generals come from the Ministry of Household Affairs, while the salaries of princes and nobles come from the palace. Regardless of whether they are in the palace or outside the palace, they are all the same, and their salaries are in arrears. At this time, they found an excuse and used it to seal the emperor's mouth.
After all, this reason is very reasonable from an official perspective. If you don’t pay wages, where will I get the money? As for saying that you have extra money, the Emperor cannot say this! Otherwise, I dare you, Emperor, to condone officials breaking the law? Otherwise, you should arrest people instead of just ignoring them before. If you want to arrest, you will arrest all the officials who have the ability! This is obviously impossible!
As soon as Deng Wenming finished speaking, several other nobles came out one after another. Without any surprise, they all agreed with Deng Wenming. Just like the civil servants, you can take one back home, but not more!
As a result, the problem raised by Yang Sichang of what to do with the remaining people is still not solved.
So, this issue became deadlocked again.
Emperor Chongzhen looked a little unhappy when he saw this, but he still held back and asked loudly: "My lords, do you have any good suggestions?"
However, this time, just like before, it became very quiet, and everyone was listening to the wind blowing and the flags ringing.
At this time, the sky was already bright. The ministers lowered their heads, looked at their feet, or communicated with each other with their eyes, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and whispered to Chen Baoting. Then he saw Chen Baoting quietly leaving the emperor's side and leaving from the side.
In fact, all the ministers were paying attention to the emperor's movement. When they saw the movement, they couldn't help but guess it, for fear that the emperor would use some unexpected means.
Censor Yang Zhi got angry, rolled his eyes, turned his head slightly to glance at the other two people, then coughed and went out to report: "Your Majesty, I have a secret to report!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little surprised. He thought no one would speak up, so he couldn't help but expect more, so he nodded and said: "It's accurate!"
"Your Majesty, these days Dongchang Tiqi has been everywhere, causing unrest among the people. The tragedy of the Apocalypse is still before our eyes, we must pay attention to it!" Yang Zhiqi seemed to be speaking loudly and righteously, with a worried look on his face. look.
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect that the censor was not here to solve the refugee problem, but instead impeached Dongchang.
The other officials were also surprised when they heard this, but after the accident, they all were happy to hear about the transfer of the issue. So, some people came out to agree.
"Your Majesty, in these troubled times, we cannot allow the factory guards to run rampant and cause people to panic!"
"Your Majesty, the Dongchangti Cavalry is out in all directions, but it is under His Majesty's decree? What is the reason? Can you clarify the decree?"
"..."
There is a natural antagonism between the civil and military officials regarding the factory guards. Therefore, if something happens, they will all attack in groups! This is a butt problem and nothing else! Some officials even danced even more happily when they saw that Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, was not here.
Unconsciously, the topic was transferred away.
Most officials would be happy if they could avoid having to give their families a mouth to eat!
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen replied to them: "The Manchu Tatars entered the pass several times, which happened to be the critical time to eliminate the bandits in the pass, which made the imperial army exhausted and unable to deal with it, while the bandits were able to breathe. What's the reason for this, sir? The factory guards are just checking this, sir, don't worry!"
Hearing this, most people were stunned. They didn't expect that the news they had heard before was true. At this time, the emperor said it himself, and they couldn't help but think deeply.
But Yang Zhiqi, the imperial censor, sneered in his heart and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think it is not surprising even if this is a coincidence! After all, every time the Manchu Tatars enter the pass, they will always force the imperial army to be mobilized King Qin of the Capital! You can’t blame others for things like this. If you want to blame, you can only blame Bianzhen!”
This time the Manchu and Qing troops entered the pass from the defensive area of Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao. What he meant by this was that this was actually the responsibility of people like Wu Aheng. Anyway, Wu Aheng had been killed by the Manchu Tatars, and no one would refute him.
"Yes, I second the proposal!" Another imperial censor, Liao Guolin, also immediately came forward and said, "May I ask your majesty, is it Dongchang who is responsible for alarming this matter?"
Having said this, he asserted in a categorical tone: "Your Majesty, I dare to conclude that the person who raised this matter has bad intentions and used this matter to investigate the world, trying to make the factory guards run rampant in the world again and recreate the power of the factory guards during the Tianqi period. , His heart can be killed..."
Listening to what he said, the three assistant ministers knew that this matter was actually mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen himself, but now they want to say that the person who mentioned this matter has a terrible heart!
Thinking like this, they couldn't help but look at Emperor Chongzhen on the throne to see how he would react?
